This is not unusual. If the North Korean's have and had nuclear weapons for some time now, then I am not surprised. In actuality, this is a defense for North Korea as an immediate threat to South Korea, possibly the west coast of the USA. It is a bargaining chip. Bush does a great job doesn't he? He has endangered and killed more people in his first term than any president on record. With every country turning back to the Cold War it is safe to estimate Bush's reach of potential for killing surpasses anything Nazi Germany could do. Then add to that uncontrolled Global Warming and the statistics really get interesting.
I am not worried about North Korea. They know they cannot launch and aggressive strike against anyone without complete annihilation of that country and those people. Pyongyang is not that stupid. They should accept the respect the world offers them and return to the negotiations to receive whatever the world can offer to assist an impoverished country the opportunity to improve their people's quality of life.
N Korea's statement in full
Pyongyang, February 10 (KCNA) - The DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement Thursday to clarify its stand to cope with the grave situation created by the US hostile policy toward the DPRK.
The statement says:
The second-term Bush administration's intention to antagonize the DPRK and isolate and stifle it at any cost has become quite clear.
As we have clarified more than once, we justly urged the US to renounce its hostile policy toward the DPRK whose aim was to seek the latter's "regime change" and switch its policy to that of peaceful co-existence between the two countries. We have closely followed with patience what policy the second-term Bush regime would shape after clarifying the stand that in that case it would be possible to solve the nuclear issue, too.
However, the administration turned down our just request and adopted it as its policy not to co-exist with the DPRK through the president's inaugural address and the state of the union address and the speech made by the secretary of State at the Congress hearing to get its approval, etc.
The remarks made by senior officials of the administration clarifying the official political stance of the US contained no word showing any willingness to co-exist with the DPRK or make a switchover in its policy toward it.
On the contrary, they have declared it as their final goal to terminate the tyranny, defined the DPRK, too, as an "outpost of tyranny" and blustered that they would not rule out the use of force when necessary.
And they pledged to build a world based on the US view on value through the "spread of American style liberty and democracy."
The true intention of the second-term Bush administration is ...
I KNOW THESE words by Pyongyang are sincere and I am confident the USA's words have been controlling and insincere. I don't blame them. Bush is a criminal.
World urges North Korea back to nuclear negotiations
TOKYO (AP) — North Korea's statement Thursday that it had nuclear weapons and would boycott talks on its atomic programs was seen as a possible negotiating gambit, and governments urged it to return to the bargaining table.
North and South Korea need to resolve issues without regard for Bush's America. They need to find common ground. I really think the USA is a hindrence to this situation and not an asset. Russia, China and Japan along with the neighboring countries on that peninsula are the only nations that belong at the 'PEACE Tables."
